New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Department introduced its 15% Goods and Services Tax on digital or electronic services provided by non-residents to consumers from 1 October 2016. There is a GST registration threshold of NZD 60,000 per annum, and there is no requirement to appoint a
NFT classified as digital service and liable to 21% VAT Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria, AEAT, has ruled that the supply of Non-fungible token is to be regarded as the supply of an electronic service and subject to the standard rate of 21% The ruling was provided
Place of supply rules change for income from B2C online live conferences, training, concerts The EU is to update the Value Added Tax rules for determining in which country VAT is due – ‘place of supply’ – on entrance fees for virtual events. Member states
Digital and traditional services brought into sales tax net to fund income tax cuts The Kentucky general assembly has put aside a Governor attempt to stop an widening of the sales tax net which in turn is to be used to finance an income tax
Ministry of Finance launches new non-resident VAT portal The Ministry of Finance launched in March 2022 a new English-language online tax portal for foreign providers of digital services to Vietnamese consumers. The ‘General Department of Taxation of Vietnam for Foreign Providers’ portal will enable foreign
Kenya to fall into line with $250 billion OECD global tax reforms – unlocks US free trade deal Kenyan President, William Ruto, has confirmed that Kenya will end its 2021 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) as it withdraws its objections to the Pillar 2 OECD reforms
Paraguay extended its Withholding VAT regime to non-resident digital or electronic services provider to consumers from 1 January 2021. It applies to both B2B and B2C transactions. In addition, a further 4.5% INR withholding tax (similar to Digital Services Tax) was introduced. The current VAT
The West African country of Ghana imposed its Value Added Tax on non-resident providers of digital or electronic services to consumer 1 April 2022. The original VAT Act containing the obligation was passed in 2013, but the Ghana Revenue Authority did not have the resources
Gulf state likely to launch VAT regime 2023, including obligations for non-resident service providers and marketplaces Kuwait’s 2023 VAT implementation potential plan means that non-resident providers of telecommunications, broadcast and digital or electronic services can expect to be obliged to VAT register and charge 5%
Barbados implemented its Value Added Tax on non-resident providers of digital services (and goods bought online from abroad) in December 2019. There is no guidance on the position of marketplaces and their shared liabilities. Follow VAT Calc’s global VAT and GST on digital services tracker for live
